The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-07

| provide for the inspection and measuring
of lumber and other building material:
to provide for the inspection and weigh
ing or measuring of stone. coal. wood
and all fuel, hay, corn and other grain;
to provide for and regulate the inspec-
! tion of beef. pork. flour meal. and all
! provisions, oil. whisky and other spirits
in barrels. hogsheads and other vessels:
| to regulate the inspection of milk. but
| ter. lard and other provisions; to reSII-
late the vending of meat. poultry. fish.
fruits and vegetables; and to establish
and regulate markets: to provide for the
arrest, imprisonment and punishment of
all riotOus and disor,lerly persons within
| the city. by day or by night, and for
punishment of all breaches of the peace,
noise, disturbance and disorderly assem-
blies; to fix from time to time the number
! and boundaries of the city wards hut
they shall never be less than four; to
| pass all ordinances necessary for the
| health. convenience and safety of the
| citizens and to carry out the final intent
| and meaning of this Act and to accom-
plish the object of this Incorporation; to
| impose penalties upon the owners. &C.
! cupants or agents of any house, walk, or
! sidewalk or other structure. which may
! be considered dangerous or detrimental
to the citizens. unless. after due notice
To be fixed by ordinance, the same be re-
moved or repaired: to regulate, tox.
| license or suppress the keeping and going
| at large of all animals within the city.
| to- Impound the same. and in default of
| redemption in pursuance of ordinance to
/ So sell or kill the same; To provide for in
| closing, improving, ami regulating all
| public grounds belonging to the city i'm
| or out of the corporate limits: To regu-
| late the anchorage or moOring of vessels,
| lighters and RATS within the city: To pro-
! vide for the appointment of a police
I force. and To impose fines. forfeitures.
| penalties and terms of imprisonment for
/ breach of any city ordinance but no
/ penalty shall exceed two hundred dollars
/ and no term of imprisonment shall be
| for longer term than three months
months for the same ofense to
| regulate and provide for the construc-
! tion repairs of sidewalks and foot
| pavements. and if the owners of any lot
or parcel of land abutting thereon or
| thereto, shall fail to comply with the pro-
| visions of such ordinance for cOnstruc-
tion of sidewalks or pavements, within
the time limited for the construction.
the Mayor and City Council may CON
tract, or impower some officer or APP
pOlntee to contract for the construction
and repair of such sidewalks pave
ment, and the city shall pay for the same
and the amount SO paid shall be lien
on said lot or parcel of land. and may be
enforced by suit in law or equity. and
may be secured by suit against said
owner or owners may compel owners
or occupiers of buildings to erect fire es-
capes when deemed necessary for the
safety of occupants: may grant the
right of way through streets, avenues
and public grounds for street other
railways: may take and appropriate
grounds for widening streets, avenues,
squares. parks or prOmenadeS when the
public convenience may require
The City Council shall have no power
to levy in any one year for ordinary
corporation purposes a higher rate of tax
than y per cent. of the assessed value
of the taxable property within its limits:
the word ordinary" Is to embrace all
expenses for fire, police, street. gas and
other illuminating material. water,
and all other purposes strictly munic-
ipal. excluding interest on debt and tax
for sinking fund and a tax to pay any
Judgment against the city or levied i'm
obedience to any mandamus; for which
an additional levy may be- made.
SEC. Is. 1t shall he the duty of the
City Conucil each year To agree upon a
budget for the expenses of the ensuing
year; which budget shall designate the
officers for the city for the year with
salary of each, and under general heads
such as streets, fire. gas. water. police.
contingencies, etc the subjects of the
city expenditure, and the estimated
amount run out in figures. of the prob
able expenditures for each purpose.
This budget as soon as can be- shall he
published i'm one of the. newspapers of
the city.
SEC. 10. The City Council shall have
power 10y ordinance, TO provide for the
construction of sewers and drains. and
for keeping them in repair, and To assess
hta h.a Iah
shall be especially benefited by the inn
provement. in proportion To the amount
of such benefit, or upon the abutters in
proportion to frontage. or upon all land
drained thereby and receives a benefit.
The reasonable cost of construction and
repairs shall he equally assessed against
said property. and shall be- lien thereon
and enforced by suit in any court hav-
ing jurisdiction.
SEC 20. The City or Town Council of
Palatka, preparatory To organization un-
der this act, shall during the present
year. divide said city or town into wards.
not less than four nor more than ten,
and shall appoint voting places in every
such ward, and provide for holding cleo
tions therein, as near as practicable like
State elections, and the ward elections
shall i've conducted by the ordinances of
said city or town and laws of the State
as Near can he made applicable, and
within the next five DAYS after such cleo
tion the Mayor. Councilmen and officers
to be elected, shall qualify a. such and
enter upon the discharge of their duties
under this act And thereafter elections
shall bs, held every year at such times
aud places as the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil shall or,lain.
SEC. 81. The Mayor shall have iuris-
diction for the trial of all offences against
the city ordinances: to see that the or
tiinanceS of the city are faithfully ex-
ecuted: to have power by his warrant
To- have brought before him any person
or persons charged with violation of "A
city ordinance: to require the attendance
of witnesses for the city and defendants:
to administer oaths: take affidavits: To
inquire into the truth or falsity of all
charges; to decide upon the guilt or
innocence of the accused and fix by his
sentence the penalty. and that the
same shall be enforced as by law or or
dinance may b. prescribed: To pardon
and release persons convicted bv him.
aud To have and exercise all the powers
incidental and usual for the due enforce
IN, mt of his jurisdiction; he shall keep a
record and minutes of his official acts,
and may require the CITY Clerk To make
and preserve this record from his min
utes- When. in his opinion, the public
good requires, he may appoint and dis
charge special policemen and detectives
SEC. ~. The Clerk shall keep the min
utes of all official acts of the CITY Council:
make a record of all ordinances: act a.
auditor of accounts and do all other ser
vice pertaining tO such offices. and such
Others as the City Council may require;
and he shall give one or more bonds for
his official acts A. may be required bv
order or ordinance of Council with suf-
ticient -lITptle- tO b. aDnrOys,i nv rh,.